Name released in fatal Cazenovia crash

Police have released the name of the Sherburne man who died Thursday in Cazenovia when the minivan driven by his mother struck a street sweeper in Cazenovia.

Eric M. Cummings, 35, of 8693 Route 12, was pronounced dead at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, according to a news release from state trooper David Verne.

The driver of the 1993 Plymouth Voyager, Carol Cummings, 58, was taken to University Hospital with a possible fractured leg and internal injuries. Police said the van struck the street sweeper on Route 20 in the village of Cazenovia just after 1 p.m. Thursday.

Verne said Carol Cummings received a phone call on her cell phone just before the crash, and Eric Cummings, who was sitting in the front seat, unbuckled his seat belt to find and answer the phone. He was not wearing the seat belt at the time of the crash, police said.

The driver of the street sweeper, Charles Seager, 45, was not hurt. Police have issued no tickets and said the investigation is still on-going.